diff --git a/networktransport.cpp b/networktransport.cpp
index 0b83f1a..d1f8190 100644
--- a/networktransport.cpp
+++ b/networktransport.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Transport<MyState, RemoteState>::Transport( MyState &initial_state, RemoteState
     assumed_receiver_state( sent_states.begin() ),
     received_states( 1, TimestampedState<RemoteState>( timestamp(), 0, initial_remote ) ),
     last_receiver_state( initial_remote ),
-    fragments()
+    fragments(),
+    verbose( false )
 {
   /* server */
 }
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ Transport<MyState, RemoteState>::Transport( MyState &initial_state, RemoteState
     assumed_receiver_state( sent_states.begin() ),
     received_states( 1, TimestampedState<RemoteState>( timestamp(), 0, initial_remote ) ),
     last_receiver_state( initial_remote ),
-    fragments()
+    fragments(),
+    verbose( false )
 {
   /* client */
 }
@@ -300,5 +302,11 @@ void Transport<MyState, RemoteState>::send_in_fragments( string diff, uint64_t n
     string s = inst.tostring();
 
     connection.send( s, send_timestamp );
+
+    if ( verbose ) {
+      fprintf( stderr, "Sent [%d=>%d] frag %d, ack=%d, throwaway=%d, len=%d\n",
+	       (int)inst.old_num, (int)inst.new_num, (int)inst.fragment_num,
+	       (int)inst.ack_num, (int)inst.throwaway_num, (int)inst.diff.size() );
+    }
   } while ( !diff.empty() );
 }
diff --git a/networktransport.hpp b/networktransport.hpp
index 92e94a3..7c3234c 100644
--- a/networktransport.hpp
+++ b/networktransport.hpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ namespace Network {
 
     FragmentAssembly fragments;
 
+    bool verbose;
+
   public:
     Transport( MyState &initial_state, RemoteState &initial_remote );
     Transport( MyState &initial_state, RemoteState &initial_remote,
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ namespace Network {
     uint64_t get_remote_state_num( void ) { return received_states.back().num; }
 
     int fd( void ) { return connection.fd(); }
+
+    void set_verbose( void ) { verbose = true; }
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/stm-server.cpp b/stm-server.cpp
index 5d8ebd8..307da92 100644
--- a/stm-server.cpp
+++ b/stm-server.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ void serve( int host_fd )
   Network::UserStream blank;
   Network::Transport< Terminal::Complete, Network::UserStream > network( terminal, blank );
 
+  network.set_verbose();
+
   printf( "key= %s port= %d\n", network.get_key().c_str(), network.port() );
 
   /* prepare to poll for events */
diff --git a/stm.cpp b/stm.cpp
index 6bf8d0a..0c4457d 100644
--- a/stm.cpp
+++ b/stm.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void client( const char *ip, int port, const char *key )
     return;
   }
 
-  /* XXX transmit initial resize */
+  /* XXX transmit initial resize and initialize */
 
   /* local state */
   Terminal::Complete terminal( window_size.ws_col, window_size.ws_row );
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ void client( const char *ip, int port, const char *key )
 
     if ( (pollfds[ 0 ].revents | pollfds[ 1 ].revents)
 	 & (POLLERR | POLLHUP | POLLNVAL) ) {
-      perror( "poll" );
-      //      break;
+      break;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/terminalframebuffer.hpp b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
index 8704c9d..708630a 100644
--- a/terminalframebuffer.hpp
+++ b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ namespace Terminal {
     bool operator==( const DrawState &x ) const
     {
       /* XXX other fields not necessary to compare -- for now */
-      return ( width == x.width ) && ( height == x.height ) && ( renditions == x.renditions );
+      return ( width == x.width ) && ( height == x.height ) && ( cursor_col == x.cursor_col )
+	&& ( cursor_row == x.cursor_row ) && ( cursor_visible == x.cursor_visible ) &&
+	( reverse_video == x.reverse_video ) && ( renditions == x.renditions );
     }
   };